Coin-collector.



0. F. FORSBERG.

OOIN GOLLECTOR.

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. 1.096,50'0, Patentd May 12, 1914.

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sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

"OSOAR F. FOB SBERG, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK, ASSIG'NOR T0 WESTERN'ELECTRIC COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. -Y., A CORPORATION OF I'lN'OIS.`

COIN-COIECTOR.

1h' whom it may conoem Beitknown .that I, Oscar: F. Ifonsnne, citizen ofthe United States, ,reslding at Yonkers, in the county of Westchesterand State' of New York, have invented a certain ne-W and 'useful `Imrovement in Gein-Col- 169mm, of whichl t e following is a full,

clear, concise, and exact description. This inventon relates to c'oincollecting apparatus for use at a telephone pay station.

The invention is designed for useat a pay station where the deposit of acpin is neces- Sary in order that the substation may be able toV signalthe central oflice, and to call for a tollline connection the substationde- 'posits coins asindicated by the central office, ,the central officesubsequently making the proper distribution of 'the coins, that 11s,ther returnng them to the calling party gr depositing them in a cashbox. The deposit of .a coin may be automatically 81gnaled to the centraloflice, each com transvmittingv a signal of characteristic significance-`The object of this invention is to provide improved apparatus at thesubstatlon under thecontrol of the central oiice operator to directadeposited coin or deposited coins into either of two separate paths sothat the coins may be either returned to the calling party or deposidout of reach of Said Party, andto provide means whereby access to thecoin box is 'closed against the unauthorized removal or abstraction ofthe coins either by the introduction of some instrument'from theentrance opening orby theY i rever'sal of the position of the com box.

-.. In accordance with this invention, the comdirecting device comprisesa'pivoted bottomless retaining element having a separate movable closurefor its lower end, and suitoted arms of the latter.

'able means are provided for laterally'dis- 'placing the closure ineither of two direcf coin. Preferably both the retaining element tionsto selectively dispose of the deposited Specification of Letters Patent.

Application flled September 20, 1911. Serial No. 650,392.

Patented May 12, 1914.

cell being pivoted to swing between the arms of said U-shaped member andhavin its lower end closed by the concave base tiereof. A polarizedelectromagnet may be emp'loyed to swing the U-shaped member in either oftwo direct-ions to selectively dispose of a deposited ooin.

Referring to the drawings- Figure 1 is an elevation of that part of acoin collector mechanism which embodies the invention, With the chute insection; Fig. 2 is a plan of the mechanism with the upper part of thechuteremoved, together with an Operating electroinagnet (shown in dottedlines in Fig. 1) for controlling the same, this view being along theline 2-2 of Fig. 1; Figs. 3 and 4 are different views of thecoin-directin mechanism in one of its alternative operated.

positions. I

In the drawing, the chute 60 has branches 54, cxtending respectively toa return receptacle 75 and to a coin receptacle. Only the upper part andportions of the side walls 52 of the coin receptacle are shown inFig. 1. T he two branch chutes 54, 55 are formed in part by an invertedV-shaped partition 4G.

`J ust above the convergencc 53 of the branch chutes 51, 55 is locatedthe coin-directing device 33 which may comprise a unitary bottomlessretaining element c and a bottom or closure 37 therefor; the retainingelement in its preferred form is a metallic cell or bucket pivoted aboveits center of gravity to the upper ends of the arms 39, 40 of theclosure 37. The bottom or closure 37 is normally in position tocompletely close the lower end of the section and acts as a support forthe coin or coins. This lower end part 37 is concave and the bottom ofthe' part c is convex to correspond with the concavity of the part 37.

An arm T0 Controlled by the armature of the polarized magnet 7) carriesa toothed segment 71 which meshcs with a pinion 45, fixed to the pivolalpoint of the arni 39, to cause the closure 37 to slide out from underthe retaininp; cell c in one directioi or the other according to thedircction in which the armature a lof magnet p is tilted. This causesthe load upon the closure 87 to slide oif the base of the closure andfall to one side or the other of the point 53 and into the chute 54: orthe chute 55 opening into the return box respectively.

Gravity devices 50 and 51 are supported pi'votally by the arms 39 and ofthe closure 37, so that they move freely thereon, and these gravitydevices at their'fi'ee terminals make contact With diainetricallyopposite points of the base of the closure. The function of thesegravity devices is to maintain the cell c in its normal Verticalposition against the displacing tendeney of the falling' coins and alsoto assist in returning the cell to normal after being operated, and areso weighted and pivoted that While they afl'ord slight resistance to thetilting of the closure 37 and the discharge of the coins due to theoperation of the inagnet ip, they alfordoonsiderable resistance to thetiltingl of the cell a. i

At the lentrance to the coin box is a'gate g pivoted at 56 a'ndheld innorma-l position by the spring 57; its upward movement being limited toprevent the gate from comconstituting the coin tray or the coin pletelyclosing the entrance to the coin box,

thus leaving space vfor a single coin to slide over the surface of the.gate g into the coin box; this limit of movement is a short p'in 58 inthe rear wall. The strength of the spring 57 is suchthat the weight ofmore than one coin over-comes it, the gate g is de fiected and the coinsdrop through. This gate makes it impossible to introduce an instrumentinto the coin box for the purpose w .of withdrawing a co1n,'and in casethe coin collecting lapparatus is removed from the I wall or support andinverted or tilted coins cannot be thrown out.

The coin or coins having been deposited in' the coin-directing device83, it Will be assumed that it is desired to deposit them in the cashdrawer of the snbstation. This cash dra'wer is shown at (Z and islocated immediately below the passageway 55, as seen in Figi". 3. thecoin now held in, the device into the cash drawer, it Will only'bcnecessary to rotate the wheel 45 in a clockwise directijon.

To cio-:this the operator will impress upon the circuit current of'such. polarity and lstrength as toenergize the p'larized lmagnet 37 tocause the armature a to be attracted by the pole pie'ce 7l.` This' Willcause the arin, to shift. or tilt the closure 37 to the left, as shownin Figs'. 3 and '4, and since the cell is loosely pivotedy on the armslof the closure it Will partake of its movement until arrested by theaction of gravity, thus facilitating the discharge of the coin into thepassageway 55 leading to the cash box (Z. vi-Xssuminginow that it isdesired to return coins held'in directing device 83 to thecalling'party, it'i'stapparent that it 'will be necessary to rotate theWheel 45 in a. countercl'ockwise direction. 4'To accomplish this,

n order, therefore, to discharge .deposited deposited Loseoo current ofproper polarity and strcngth willv o be impi'essed upon the line tocnergize the polarized magnet to attract the armature a toward polepiece 7:3 upon the left. This nioveincnt of ai'mature a will cause theclosure 37 and'cell 0 to be tiltcd toward the right, and the delmsitedcoins to bc dis charged into the passageway 54 from whc'ncc y they passinto the rcfund tray 75, acccssible to the calling party.

I claim:-- i

1. A coin collcctor comprising a pivotcd coin retaining element, apivotcd closmfe therefor located bcneath the lower end vof said elementand adaptcd to be shifted la ttivc thereto, and means for Shift 'lenientand. said closurc'in oppo-` inne, respectively.

2. .'i eoin collector comprising a coin retaining element, a closuretherefor, a com'- mon pivotal support for said element and said elcsureWhereby both maybe rotated about a common. axis,-and means for rotatingsaid closure and said element in either of two directions to.Vselectively dispose of a deposited coin.

3. Tn a coin collector, in combination, a

icoin-directing device adapted to support a compnsmg -a pivotcd/deposited coin, U-shaped member and a buoket pivoted to swing frcely.between the arms of said U-shaped member and having as a bottom thebase of said member,l and means for shifting` said U-shaped member ineither of 'two directions to. selectively discharge a deposited coin. i4. In a coin collector, in combination, a. coin-direct-ing ,deviceadapted to support a deposited coin, comprising,` a pivoted U-shapedmember' and a'bottomlcss tubular cell, said cell being pivotcd at itsupper edges between the armspf said U'shapcd member and having as aclosure for its lower end the baseof said U-shapcd .member, and meansfor shifting said Ushapcd i'x'ioniber in either of two dirccticms toselectively dl'fichargc the depositcd coin.

5. in a coin collector, in combination, a coin-dirccting device adaptedto support a coin, comprisinp; a pivoted U-shaped member and a tnbularcell pii'otcd toswing' freely `between the arms of said VU-sha ed memberand havin' as a bottom the base thereo'f, the pivotal point of the cellbeing higher than that of the U-shaped member, and means for 'swingingsaid U-shaped member from under said cell in ;either of two directionsto selcctively dis- `.charge a deposited coin.

Q6* In a coin collector, in combination, a coin-directing device adaptcdto support' a coin, comprising a pivotedv U-shaped member and Vabottoinless tubular cell, said member being pivoted atsnbstan' tiallythe midpoints of its arms and Said cell being pivoted at its upper edgesbetween I In witness whereof, I hereunbo Subscribe the upper ends ofsaid arms to' swing freely my name Athis'lth day of September, A; D.therebehveen, the base of said U'shaped 1911.

member servng as a clos'ure for said cell, OSCAR F. F ORSBERG. 5 andmeans for shiftmg smd U-shaped m em- Witnesses:

ber on its pivots in either of two directlons IRVING' MAGDONALD,

to selectively diseharge the deposted coin. MonGAN WABHBURN, Jr.

